Spring-support.



T. J. TAY J. M. ELLSWORTH.

SPRING SUPPORT.

Arrnmuxol num 1120.5. 1906.

Patentd Oct 13, 1908.

`W/ T/VESSES WMM A TTOHNE Y S UNTE-DSTAES PATENT OFFICE;

moms J. FAY, or NEW YORK, N. Y.; AND JOHN .MAGEE ELLs'woa'rH, or BEnNAapsvrLiLe, NEW JERSEY.

SPRING-SUPPORT.

Speci'cation of Lettera etent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

.ilro-allwhom 'it may lconcern: I I' Mr,

x Beit known that we, THoMAs'J'L FAY, n.

refside'nt of the c ityn'New York, (.borough @A loBrooklyn),- in the pou'nty of Kings, State .flizqf New York, and, J 01m Mmm: ELLswoa'rH, -f'i Y iig-"resident of. Bernardsvillen the ,'county of Somerset, State-f New Jersey, both-citizens of .the United States, have invented a. new .fand Improved Sprin Support, ofwhich-the \.following's a" full,f c ear, and'enect descripmentslinnspring supports for use 1in eonnec- '-th`e" seourin *bolts re formed integral with; dy of theV clip," whereby-the,` "bollking of a bolt Will not loosen the spiiiinlgd,

, land-wh' the spring will be firmly Siddall-wilma Aunless all` of the bplts Should meb'rokenf 4 m 4furth'erobjectl of t-l'te `invention` isi to provide'means whereby. the springs may be itinly'held a inst longitudinalim'ovement,

. fbiitf'yi'heren t e s" rin are notmaterislly `'.'wealr'er'led'b vrsnch lol mg means.

-liFlrther objects and advanta es of our 4.improved dev ioewill be hereina ter ointed u't'nd the specific structure. dene in the 'enseiindicate corresponding port-s Vin both section throngh thespring spport, also showing 'o1n'r i m )roved 'means for securing together 'tlic' ends of the springs.

the dro-wings there is illustrated u snm-ll l portion Aof the chassis 1 0 having a spindle 4'orstilfll 1] carried thereby and adapted to'- have one :nn-inber of the. elliptical spring thereto,- whilethere is also shown a dipf-,portion of the u xle 12 to which the opposite vcomprise u single piece of metal, an

' member of the spring is fastened. The

sprin 13 is of elliptical form and made up of a'p nrality of laminee of different lengths, the Inner lamin being the longest, and rigidly secured toet-her by means of bolts or rivets 14, as in icu't'l'l tf1-Fig. 2. Intermetliate these lamin is preferably provided a packing 15 of l ther or other suitable material.

The'sup orts or the upper and lower members o ythe e liptical spring are similar -and eaclr comprises a U-sha ed member having a top' plat'eloof it" i'vidt slightly renter than the width ofthe spring, und nivinv s'ide plates 17 integral therewith and spaced apart a distance Substantially equal to the widtlrof the spring, f These side plates and the top late are-formed inte nl, and adjaent este Vend of tlle'itop nn' vsid'eplntes is. `-proiv'ide'd a reinforcingA flan fe 18, which 'n.t 4points adjacent the lowe` edges of the side inforcing 'lia-nges, si e platesfand top )lute lll@ adapted to t down over the spring and engi with the top and sides thereof. The si e` plates 17 are of a Width slightly less than the de th of thespring member, ns indieated in 1`ig. 2, whereby the lower edges of said plates cannot Contact. with the second 'member of the support and interfere in any way with ,the tightening of the bolts.

In order to revent l'ongi-tnclinlA morement of the springs', we prtwide either one or both of the side plates ,17 with o vertical Hange or projection 20 upon its inner side. and this flan re or -rjeetion fits into :i corL responding epression' or groove cnt in 1in` sideof the spring member. The flange :xml groove 'are preferably rounded, whereby no sharp line or edgeis produced-1nd the tende' eney to break at this 'oint is thus redneed to z1- minimum. The :inge does noty extend into the s ring member a snfiieent distance to materia ly reduce the width of said spring member,.bnt only to a distance suieient to .prevent theI longitudinal moren'ient of the spring. In connect on with the upper support, we provide a pla-te 21 of a length snbstentilly equal to the top and side plates above described, and of a width substai'itiall ,greater than the top late. This Abottom p ate 2l is provided witi bolt holes adjacent its 4four corners adapted to receive the bolts 19, and is also provided with a bearing 22 extendingr substantially parallel to the axle of the vehicle `and adapted to receive the spindle or stud 11 carried by the chassis: Intermediate the plate 21 and the spring member and also intermediate the top plate 16 and the up er side of the spring member, are prefera ly provided packings 23 of leather or other suitable material, servi ng,`to prevent rattling should the arts become slivhtly loosened, andl also facilitating the firm liol ing of the 'spring by the spring support. In connection with tlie supporting member at the lower side Iof the sprin we provide a plate 24, substantially simi ar to the late 2l but adapted to be secured to the ex e 12 in any suitable mannen By means of he improved construction above described, .should one of the bolts become'. broken or the. nuts thereon become loosened, the s ring member will still be held firmly within its'su port, inasmuch as the bolts are allintegru with the-side and top plates, and the loosening of one bolt'does not permit the supporting members to become loosened'. "In fact, if all Aof the bolts but one should become .broken or the nuts thereof lost off,..the.parts would still bc held i' in engagement by means of the singleremaining bolt.' It is customary towcnre the springs within the sup rts and prevent lon- 'gitudinal movement t ereof 'bymeans of a olti extendingthrou rh an opening in the spring intermediate t ie ends thereof. This materiali weakens the spring and 'it soon becomes roken' at this point, but by means of our improved construction the sprin r is firmly held within the support, and is, ur-

tlierniore, positively prevented' from any longitudinal movement in respect to said ort.

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aving tlin's described .our invention, we.

elaini as new and desire to secure by Letters Pnl-eilt:

l. Ausnpport for a spring, comprising' a e plates adapted to engage with the sides of a spring and a reinforcing flange extending across the side and top plates, each end of said flange terni-nailing in-a bolt. extending bevniid the edge of the respective side plates, one of said plates having au inivni'dly directed' flange for engii'geinent. in' a corresponding recess in the spring to hold Said spring against longitudinal movement, aiid menus adapted lo be rigidly sei-'tired to said bolts to linld the spring in engagement,with said member.' 'f

2. A support for springs, compr'siiig'' member having a top plate, iirl elside plates adapted to engage with the sides .of the spring, 'and rein each end thereof, each end of each flange terminating in a bolt extendinr beyond the ed 'r'e of tlie respective side p ates, said to an( side plates, reinforcing flanges *an orcing flanges extends4 ing across the side 'and top plates adjacenty bolts being formed of a single piece o metal, t

and means adapted to be rigi said bolts tohold the spriii'g in engagement with said member.

3. A- support for springs, comprising a member having av to plate, erallel side plates integral therewith and a( apted to en member :having a top plate, parallel side Vplates adapted to en rage'. with'the sides `of the spring, :ind rein orcing flangesextending nei-oss the side and top plates adjacent each end thereof, each end of each flange terminating in a bolt extendinfr at ri rlit angles to the fop plates and beyond the eid respect-i ve sido plates, one of said si e plates being tprovided with a flange on itsl inner side ai groove in the s iiing to movement of t e latter.

l ln insemination, an elliptical s ring having the ends thereof'rigidly secure together, supports for said s ri intermediate the ends thereof, each o sai( supports comprising a top plate, parallel side plates adapted prevent longitudinal e of the' ly secured to itudinail 85 apted to, engage with a corres ending loo to engage wit-li the sides of the spring, one of said sid' pines being pmvidedA with u fange and the spring being provided with a corresponding groove, whereby lon itudinal movement of the spring is prevent and reinforeing flanges extending across each end of the top plate and side lates and tern'iinating'in bolts, said bolts, a reg-side plates and top plate being formed o a single piece ('i.' Tn combination, an ellipticelsgring havlates adapted to engiige Y llniiges extending across each yend Vof tlietop plate and side plates and terminating in bolts extending beyond the spring, said bolts,

plates -being formed f'; aingle nai-mes tn this speccation in tulle presence of 'Y Y -ping.9;fmetl, a4 ple edaEted to be pivot@ two Subscribing witnesses. l f nr sii' p abe to eac 1 o sai l platefnd e spnng `and between the last@ Witnesses:

` mentloed .'plate and'the spring. J NorM, Rxmn, il r'. 'In whereof we have signed our CLAIR -W. FAmBANK. 

